41 a river there was a very narrow (窄的) bridge. One day a goat was crossing this bridge, just at the middle of the bridge he met another goat. There was no room for them to pass.

"Go back," said one goat to 　42 . "There is no room for 　43 of us."

　 "Why should I go back?" asked the other goat. "Why 　44　 you go back?"

　 "You must go back," said the first goat, "because I am 　45 than you."

　 "You are not bigger than I." said the second goat.

　"We will see about that." said the first goat, and he put down his bores (羊角) 　46 .

　 "Stop!" said the second goat. "If we fight, we shall both 　47　 into the river and be drowned (淹死). 　48 , I have a plan--1 shall lie down, and you may walk over me."

　 Then the wise goat 　49 down on the bridge, and the other goat walked 　50　 over him. So they passed each other, and went on their ways.

41. A. On　　 　　B. In　　　 　　C. Over　　 　　D. Under

42. A. other　 　　B. the other　 　 C. another　 　　D. the others

43. A. both　 　 B. all　　　 　　 C. neither 　　　D. none

44. A. not　　 　 B. don't　　 　　 C. are　　　 　　D. aren't

45. A. strong　 　B. stronger　 　　C. thin　　 　　D. thinner

46. A. fight　　　 B. fought　　　 C. fighting　　　 D. to fight

47. A. feel　　　 B. fall　　　　　 C. fell　　　　 D. felt

48. A. Instead　　 B. Though　　　 C. However　　　 D. Because

49. A. lie　　　　 B. lied　　　　　 C. laid　　　　　 D. lay

50. A. light　　　 B. lighter　　　 C. lightly　　　 　D. more lightly

Life is not easy, but I’d like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself."

　 When I was young, I was 　 36　 nervous that I couldn’t talk to anyone. My classmates often 　37 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. It meant I had to 　38 in front of all the teachers and students in my school!

　 "Come on, dear. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 　39 ." Then, mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I 　40 the topic, "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to remember the whole speech and practised it over 100 times. 　41 my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could 　42 believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first prize. I heard the 　43　 from the teachers and students. Those who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged me and cried 　44 .

　 Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to have confidence. This can be 　45 not only for a person but also for a country.

(　 ) 36. A. so　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　 C. very　　　　　 D. quite

(　 ) 37. A. worked on　　 B. broke down　 　C. fell off　　　　 D. laughed at

(　 ) 38. A. write　　　　　 B. speak　　　　　 C. tell　　　　　　 D. say

(　 ) 39. A. win　　　　　 B. lose　　　　　 　C. beat　　　　　 D. pass

(　 ) 40. A. reached　　　　 B. brought　　　 　C. chose　　　　　 D. thought

(　 ) 41. A. At　　　　　　 B. To　　　　　 　　C. As　　　　　 D. With

(　 ) 42. A. almost　　　　 B. nearly　　　　 　C. ever　　　　　 D. hardly

(　 ) 43. A. cheer　　　　 B. noise　　　　　 　C. thank　　　　　 D. wish

(　 ) 44. A. angrily　　　　 B. sadly　　　　 　 C. quietly　　　　 D. excitedly

(　 ) 45. A. real　　　　　 B. really　　　　 　 C. true　　　　　 D. truly

　　 When I was in primary school, I had a big arguement with a boy in my class. l can't　 31 　what it was about, but I have never forgotten the　 32 I learned that day.

　　 I was sure that I was right and he was wrong.　 33 , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She　 34　 a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on 35 　 In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was　 36　 for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. " 37," he answered in a loud voice.

　　 I couldn't　 38　 that the object was whites considering that it was certainly black! One more arguement started between the boy and me, this time 　39　 the color of the object.

　　 The teacher told me to go stand where the key was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed　 40 , and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I 41 answer, "White. " It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two　 42　 colored sides, and from .his side it was white.　 43　 from my side was it black.

　　 My teacher taught 'me a very important 1.esson that day: You must " 44　 in other person's position (位置) and look at the 45　 through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

( ) 31. A. understand　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　　　 C. explain

( ) 32. A. class　 　　　　　　　 B. subject　　　　　　　 C. lesson

( ) 33. A. Therefore　　　　　　　 B. Also　　　　　　　　 C. However

( ) 34. A. came up with　　　　　 B. went on with　　　　　 C. got along with

( ) 35. A. another　　　　　　　　 B. other　　　　 　　　　C. the other

( ) 36. A. hard　　　　　　　　　 B. clear　　　　　　　　 C. lucky

( ) 37. A. Black　　　　　　　　　 B. White　　　　　　　　 C. Grey

( ) 38. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. describe　　　　　　　 C. believe

( ) 39. A. like　　 　　　　　　　 B. against　　　　　　　　 C. about

( ) 40. A. places　　　　　　　　 B. objects　　　　　　　　 C. opinions

( ) 41. A. could　　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　 C. had to

( ) 42. A. similarly　　　　　　　 B. differently　 　　　　　 C. brightly

( ) 43. A, But　　　　　　　　　 B. Still　　　　　　　　　　 C..Only

( ) 44. A. appear　　　　　　　　 B. stand　　　　　　　　　 C, hide　　　

( ) 45. A. situation　　　　　　　　 B. discussion　　　　　　　 C. solution

Peter came from a poor family. His father died when he was five. His mother had no money to send him to school. His mother’s best friend, Mrs Smith, felt that the boy was 　41 , and decided to give him some money so he 　42 　go to school. When the boy finished high school, he found a job in the city.

　43 soon Mrs Smith had a serious illness. As she was dying(即将死亡的)，she asked Peter to look after her daughter. A few years later, Peter married the girl. He loved her so much that he tried to make her　 44 every day. He cooked lots of delicious food and bought all kinds of beautiful clothes for her. So she became very fat and found 　 45 hard to walk.

　 One day, she felt uncomfortable. She went to the hospital. The doctor 　46 and told her not to eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like that. She was afraid she might 　47 the doctor’s words, so she wrote all the names of the foods on a piece of paper. When she got home, she put the 　48 on the table and went out. When she returned home, she found all kinds of meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Peter was busy 49 . As soon as he saw her, he said 　50 ,“I’ve bought all the foods you wanted, dear!”

41. A. lazy　　　　　B. clever　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　 D. interesting

42. A. would　　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　　 C. had to　　　　　　　　　 D. could

43. A. Though　　　　　　　 B. So C. But D. Or

44. A. outgoing　　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　　　　 C. active　　　　　 D. happy

45. A. it B. its C. that D. this

46. A. looked her up B. looked her over C. looked for her D. looked at her　　　　

47. A. forget B. catch C. remember　　　　　　　 D. follow

48. A. notice　　　　　　　　　　 B. name　　　　　　 C. words　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. list

49. A. eating B. drinking C. cooking D. having

50. A. sadly　　　　　　　　 B. excitedly　　　　　 C. anxiously　　　　 D. angrily

My parents took me to England when I was a boy. I lived there for 3 years. When I came back, I could speak English quite well. “I must do something 42 with my English.” I said to myself. Not long after that, I got a good 　43 . Because of serious illness, I stayed home with nothing to do. My father brought me an English book. “Why don’t you 　44 into Chinese? It could make you English much better.” I 　45 to translate 1，500 words each day. But later I found it very 　46 to keep the promise. One day, I wanted to go out because the weather was sunny. But those 1，500 words hadn’t been translated yet. 　47 wished I could just go outside and play football with my friends! I just wanted to 　48 . I really couldn’t control(控制) myself. I rushed out of the door. 　49 the way to the playground, I didn’t feel so happy that I could not enjoy myself. Suddenly I remembered the words my parents had told me, “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” So I turned back and 　50 with the translation.

In the US, when your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far to walk, you need a carpool（拼车）.A carpool is a group of 36 sharing a car to school in the morning. There are 37 four or five kids in their cars. Parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.

Teamwork （协作）is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make 38 late for class. If you sit in the car and wait for a classmate for a long time, you’ll probably get a little 39 . Also, your carpool friends might feel the 40 way when you keep them waiting.

You learn a great 41 in responsibility（责任）in the carpool before school ever starts.

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I    36    to take a bus. Not knowing the routes(线路), I thought I'd just go east.

    A bus stopped. I got   37    and asked the driver how far she was going. “Ten more miles,” she said. There was   38    bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.

    I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look   39   . After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi   40    home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.

    “I just can't leave you here,” she said. “This isn't the nicest place. I will take you home.”

    “You will drive me home on the bus?” I asked in   41   .

    “No, I will take you in my car,” she said.

    “It's a long way.”

    “Come on,” she said. “I have nothing    42    to do.”

    She began telling me a story   43   we drove from the station in the car. A few days   44   , her brother had run out of gas (汽油). A kind man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I'm just passing the kindness along,” she said.

    When I offered her money as a thank-you, she refused. “Just do   45   nice for somebody. Pass it along,” she said.

36. A. agreed  B. decided          C. found    D. used

37. A. away         B. down         C. on       D. off

38. A. another      B. same         C. every    D. each

39. A. at           B. into             C. after        D. for

40. A. ride         B. ticket       C. guide    D. driver

41. A. agreement    B. surprise         C. heart    D. order

42. A. hardly  B. probably         C. else         D. everywhere

43. A. so       B. because          C. before  D. as

44. A. later        B. earlier          C. more     D. missing

45. A. something    B. everything  C. anything     D. nothing

Start Today

  "What can you do when you have done nothing but mess up your whole  life  long?" These were the words I heard when I   36   the TV the other day. They were coming  from one of  the  talk shows   37 are so popular on TV  these days.  I started  to  turn the channel but  the words  I had   38   made me stop  for a moment.  I   39    the speaker of  them. He couldn't have been more  than 18 years old, but already he was writing off （认为……已失败） his life as a useless waste.

  I wanted to shout at him:" You're not   40    yet!"

  It is   41   sad that so many people cannot get beyond (摆脱) their pasts and live   42   the present. There are so many people like that talk show guest. There are people still  in  their  teen years   43    that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties who already think they have   44   the boat to success and happiness. There are people in their thirties and forties who sit around complaining that life has passed them by.  I want  to shout  to  them all:" Wake up! You're still  45  ! What have you done today?" If you want a happy  life, you can't dwell on(细想、纠缠于)your past   46  . If you want joy and love  in your  life, you have  to choose  them  today. God gives us a new chance at  life every  time we wake up in the morning. It is up to us to seize it.

  Today  47 be  the beginning of a new  life for each of us. We can choose  joy right now. We can share love today. We can  live  in delight starting at this moment. It doesn't matter how hard our past has been. Our present can be full of joy and our future can be full of 48   .  It doesn't matter  if we are eight 49   eighty--we can still make our  lives   50   . Life isn't over until your last heartbeat. Start today, then, to make your heart beat with joy, love, and light.

36. A. turned down B. turned off     C. turned on D. turned up

37. A. when    B. that    C. one      D. what

38. A. heard   B. found   C. seen     D. listened to

39. A. looked up   B. looked after     C. looked for D. looked at

40. A. death    B. dead    C. die D. died

41. A. so     B. so a    C. such D. such a

42. A. at     B. with    C. in D. to

43. A. think     B. thinking   C. thinks   D. to think

44. A. taken    B. caught    C. missed    D. lost

45. A. alive     B. living     C. lively     D. lovely

46. A. mistake   B. mistakes  C. wrong   D. ideas

47. A. must     B. mustn't     C. can't     D. can

48. A. pain  B. happiness      C. sadness D. challenge

49. A. and     B. to    C. or    D. between

50. A. wonder B. wondering     C. wondered D. wonderful

A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the   46    menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how   47    it was.

At the bottom of the   48   , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”

The man   49    the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order    50     that was very unusual.

When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”

“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”

“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.   51   , not African.”

The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t   52    long.”

The waiter walked away quickly.

The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

Then he smiled   53    the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.

“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t   54    it to me, can you?”

The waiter made an apology (道歉).

“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the   55    embarrassing,” he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”

 46. A. biggest         B. thickest         C. heaviest       D. longest

47. A. unfair          B. unusual         C. beautiful       D. important

 48. A. menu          B. dish            C. restaurant      D. table

49. A. looked for       B. took out        C. looked at       D. picked up

 50. A. anything        B. nothing          C. everything       D. something

 51. A. American       B. Indian           C. Canadian        D. Australian

52. A. pay            B. cost             C.  take           D. spend

 53. A. as             B. and              C. so              D. though

54. A. catch           B. take             C. fetch            D. bring

55. A. least           B. most            C. less              D. more

Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 　21 sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 　22 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 　23 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 　24 a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 　25 .

“Thank you for 　26 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 　27 !”

The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up, she was 　28 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 　29 of ther happiness. She always smiled and 　30 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 　31 when I was a little girl.”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 32 all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 　33 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still 　34 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 　35 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

21. A. thought　　　　 B. found　　　　　 C. sounded　　　　 D. felt

22. A. butterfly　　　 B. bird　　　　 C. snake　　　　　　　 D. squirrel

23. A. so　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. as

24. A. on　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　 D. down

25. A. surprised　　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. mad　　　　　　 D. angry

26. A. catching　　 B. beating　　 C. killing　　　　　　 D. saving

27. A. active　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　 D. humorous

28. A. always　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　 D. hardly

29. A. success　　　　 B. secret　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　 D. lesson

30. A. asked　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　 C. answered　　　　 D. refused

31. A. witch　　　　　 B. fairy　　　　　 C. ghost　　　　　　　 D. princess

32. A. village　　　　 B. town　　　　 C. city　　　　　　 D. world

33. A. excited　　　　 B. pleased　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. afraid

34. A. shouted　　　　 B. cried　　　　　 C. smiled　　　　　　　 D. jumped

35. A. young　　　　　 B. great　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　 D. quiet